Gil Smart: How I changed my mind on guns [More]I'm not convinced he's all the way there, but it's a beginning.
Still, this is right on:
And I think the loudest anti-gun rhetoric comes from those who have never been around firearms.Too often those who presume to teach don't even belong in the class without some prerequisites.
[Via Jeffersonian]
"And I think the loudest anti-gun rhetoric comes from those who have never been around firearms."
ReplyDeleteNotice he did not say "never OWNED firearms." These phobics overwhelmingly have never been around guns; thus, they fear guns in their proximity. And by extension, those who keep and bear them.
This statement shows an increasing understanding of the situation:
ReplyDelete"For me, proximity created familiarity, which ultimately led to greater understanding."
I have some hope.